Our audience, it has been a more difficult process for classical music audiences around the world, and I'm not completely certain why.

Anyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the other.

I like this idea of identification with the local team. I think it's great. That's what an orchestra should be. It's an orchestra for its hometown, and it serves the people.

When an artist works today or whenever, it's not about creating immortal masterpieces, because that's the one thing we don't decide ourselves.

Somehow, conductor as this superhuman conduit between the masters and the masterpieces and the immortals.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

The classical music industry, has been an industry of covers. So we do covers, and if I compare this with the rock and pop side, what is the most exciting event?